Inclosed-fuse terminal.



f No. 895,432.

I RQ c. CjJLE. 'INCEOSBD FUSE TBRMNAL.

APPLICATION FILED FISE. 16, 1307.

@ Inventor:

- PATENTE) AUG. 11, 1908.'

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errule 4 and the form of a blade 5, which the end Wall of the ferrule ancut, have Invented certain n .concise specification.

My invention relates to in electrical protective purpo on or'attached toone of the aforementioned ounty,Connecti In the form of the inventionshown in ew and useful Fig. 1 the ferrule and contact member are bothprovided with alined apertures, and the clear, and securing meansconsists of'a tu ular rivet 6 upset Within said apertures. The hole Iorplace by a drop of solder or by other means se casing and its extion.In'the' forms of Fifrs. 1 and 2-the parts securely joined toof theterminal are simi arly arranged, but' ructure adapted to the tubularsecuring means is formed-,as 4an.

e assembled as a unit with the other parts Integral projection ortubular boss 7 on one and capable of beingrea -electrical Contact with tlnclosed fuse-link.

dily put in proper of the parts and upset inside or against `thehefterminal of the margin of the aperture in the other part.Y

he-hole through the tubular bossis oecu- Tothis end theinventioninvolves the compied by the link terminal 3 the same asexbination'and arrangement o appended claims.

the tubular securing means and with the I1 the drawings, Figure 1 is alongitudinal aperture or apertures-1n which said means end With theuse-1ink atter mayb e either inte central section of an incloseterminals constructed in aC my invention, and sh and its terminals in elplan view thereof; Fig. 3

section of a medied termi and Fig. 4 is a urther modifie The fuseillustrated compri 1 of fusible metal or alloy con cas' 2 of fiber orequivale inten ed to be surroun r'ractory cmminuted material no Thefuse-link is electrically connect ded by a fill nal ses a fuse-linktained Withina t e detriment ofthe electrical and 'mechannt material andical connection. It will be m-anifest,how Ing of reever, as to thispoint, that other forms of t shown. stop connections may be employedwith edat each equal effect.

terminals 3, which d fuse having 1s secured, and in order to strengthenthe cordance with union between the said parts a stop connecowing thefuse-link tion is provided between them in the form of evation; Fig. .2is a a lug or protuberance on one of said parts is a longitudinal-engaging with a complementary recess or construction; socket in theother part, such as indicated at 8 (Fifrs. 1 and 4), so that the bladecannot e acci entally turned upon the ferrule to terminals arerespectively connected means as shown in Figs. 1 -and 2. In' this withthe main terminals of the device so that have shown in Fig. 3 a furthermodiiica? gral with the link or tion of the invention illustrating areversal nner shown, and said of the arrangement of tubular securingCRD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNCRTO THE :ronNs-PRATT COMPANY,

, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT. Y

INCLosEn-Fusia f'rEnmNaL.

Patented Aug. 11,'19o8.'

OLE, a parts and permanently secured Within an g in the aperture in theother.

closed uses f or through the rivet is occu ied by the ter` ses, and moreminal of the fuse-link, whicn .maybe held in e A form the tubularboss,'indicated by9 is current may pass through the link fromformed asan integral part of the errule, ,beone exterior contactblade to theother: The ing conveniently formed thereon at the end closure for the'casi an exterior c hich may be the same time'it is stamped from theblank, and

compriseaperforated t is boss is secured within the alined ape,V ng 2 inthe form of a ture inthe contact blade' 5 by .spinning oror forked endbent over at ontact member in upsetting, the hnk terminal being securedis laid against Within the bore of the boss in the same man# d has ahooked ner as above described. A stop connection right angles for 8 isalso shown in this modiiication.

he line terminals device The aboveforms of the invention illus# 1s.adapted trate' its use with single fuse-link fuses, but de and feritwill be understood that any desired numrmed her of use-linke can beconnected'wlth the los i 75 fparts as herein plained with reference toFig. 4. In both ointed outin the cases the link vterminals areconceutricwith nel", and in the case om such connections the stop lu'g willobviously be not. re-

' quired.

Having described my invention, whatv I claim and desire to secure byUnited States Letters Paniiss\ w 1. As an .article of manufacture,"aninclosed cartridge fuse consisting of a tubular Casin contai'njiiafuse-link with link termina s, an end c o'sure for said casing and acontact member permanently 'secured to said cnd Aclosure and formingI a.structural part of the cartridge fuse, said closure and member beinprovided with registering apertures receiving the link terminal and thesecuring means for said closure and contact member comprising a tubularmember concentric to said apertures and embracing and secured to thelink terminal therein.

2. As an article of manufacture, an in closed cartridge fuse consistingof a casing containing the fuselink,an end closure for the casing andacontact member permanently secured to seid closure, in combination withtubular securing means for said closure and member, a fuse-link terminalsecured within said means 'and a positive end closiifs'of-the'fuse casinin like manstop connection between said closure and member adapted tolock the saine togr-ztliei. 30 fi,

3. An inc losed fuseliavin a casing and a. terminal comprising e eriu eand a. Contact member, one of said lest mentioned parts being providedwith Aan aperture, in combi;

nation with a tubular projection formed as an integral ortionpof theother part and ada ted to linie secured in-said aperture to bin tion.

4. An inclosed fuse havingr a casing, a fuselink therein and a terminalfor the device comprising an apertured ferrnlc, and a. contact bladehaving formed thereon a tubular boss located within said aperture andupset n against said ferrule, in combination with a. fuse-link havingits terminal secured within said tubular boss.v

In testimony whereof, -I have signed my name to the specification in thepresence of 5o two subscribing Witnesses. I

ROBERT C."COLE. Witnesses:

. ARTHUR B. lircir,v

JonN S. FrrzsmMONS.

said parlstogether, and a fuse-linkV h aving its terminal secured insaid projec-l

